14.7% ▲ +380.8%
Higher than 50% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 43.2%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Elizabeth · State Electorate
Language in Elizabeth
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A massive 12 percentage point rise in the use of other languages since 2011 has changed the face of Elizabeth. While 14.7% of people now use a language other than English at home, this is still well below the national figure of 22.3%.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the only language used in 79% of homes, though Arabic and Tagalog are among the most common other tongues spoken. About 3.6% of residents speak little or no English, which is higher than most areas despite falling from 10.7% in 2016.
3.6% ▼ -66.8%
Higher than 72% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 3.6%
Share of people who use another language at home and speak English not well or not at all. No 2011 figure — that census only asked proficiency of overseas-born residents.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Elizabeth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40012/elizabeth/topic/language